A wire is suspended from the ceiling and stretched under the action of a weight F suspended from its other end. The force exerted by the ceiling on it is equal and opposite to the weight. 

(a) Tensile stress at any cross section A of the wire is F/A. 

(b) Tensile stress at any cross section is zero. 

(c) Tensile stress at any cross section A of the wire is 2F/A. 

(d) Tension at any cross section A of the wire is F.

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(a) Tensile stress at any cross section A of the wire is F/A

(d) Tension at any cross section A of the wire is F.

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